Photographic Memory: The Album in the Age of Photography Tapa dura - 2011

New York: Apeture, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4to (288 pages). Virtually mint, without dust jacket, as issued.The rise of the photo album, from the turn of last century to the present day, showcasing some of the most important examples, as collected by the Library of Congress, including albums by Walker Evans, Danny Lyon, Holland Day, Jim Goldberg, Dorothea Lange, Duane Michals, Leni Riefenstahl and W. Eugene Smith.

Aperture (Thames) 2011. HB, 292 x 241 mm, 288 p, 350 colour illustrations, ENG edition, NEW, . ISBN 9781597111317. As photography became an increasingly accessible medium in the 20th century, the popularity of the photographic album exploded, yielding a wonderful range of objects made for varying purposes-to memorialize, document (officially or unofficially), promote, or educate, and sometimes simply to channel creative energy. Photographic Memory traces the rise of the album from the turn of the century to the present day, showcasing some of the most important examples in the history of the medium. From an Alaskan expedition album of Edward Sheriff Curtis's early work, to Walker Evans's extended suite of images in study for Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, to a family album by Danny Lyon, this beautifully produced book provides an in-depth look at the history of photography through the handmade objects of some its most famous practitioners, much of which is previously unpublished. The book… Leer más

Aperture, 2011-05-31. Illustrated. hardcover. Used: Good.

Aperture, 2011-05-31. Illustrated. hardcover. Used:Good.

FIRST EDITION in cloth binding; without a dust jacket as issue. AS NEW.